Daufuskie Island by Hersch, Jenny

Daufuskie Island

A paradise for pirates? A strategic military outpost? A holding area for enslaved Africans? A tourist attraction?...
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Author: Jenny Hersch
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Language: English
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Daufuskie Island by Hersch, Jenny

Daufuskie Island

CHF 36.40

Daufuskie Island

CHF 36.40
Author: Jenny Hersch
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A paradise for pirates? A strategic military outpost? A holding area for enslaved Africans? A tourist attraction? Daufuskie Island is all of that and more.


Daufuskie, a Muscogee word meaning sharp feather or land with a point, is an island located between Hilton Head and Savannah, and with no bridge to the mainland, the island maintains a distinct allure. Once home to Native American tribes, then an island hideaway for pirates, and then a strategic military outpost, the darkest chapter in Daufuskie's history saw plantation owners hold enslaved Africans as chattel to build their wealth. After the Civil War and occupation by Union soldiers, freed slaves from the Sea Islands and surrounding states settled on Daufuskie as landowners and sharecroppers. Daufuskie's population fluctuated in keeping with local industries, and those who stayed often relied on farming, hunting, and fishing to survive. Electricity was only brought to the island in the early 1950s, and the first telephone rang in 1972. Today, historic sites, restaurants, outdoor recreation, and scenic beauty draw visitors and residents to this unique community. Daufuskie Island is part of the National Park Service's Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.



Author: Jenny Hersch, Sallie Ann Robinson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 07/09/2018
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781467127684

About the Author
Hersch, Jenny: - Jenny Hersch first visited Daufuskie in 2000 and has called the island home since 2013. Sallie Ann Robinson is a sixth-generation Daufuskie native, cookbook author, celebrity chef, and certified nursing assistant. She is known as "Ethel" in Pat Conroy's memoir The Water Is Wide. Together, they have done extensive research and gathered stories and photographs from island residents, visitors, libraries, and archives.

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